[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] fix save or snapshot at kernel loading time with HVM vm
Keir Fraser-3 wrote: > > On 17/05/2010 06:57, "James (song wei)" <jsong@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> If doing save or snapshot at the time of kernel loading of a HVN vm, >> event_channel haven't been initialized, so that make this saving with >> xenstore. a string named "suspend" not "suspended" will be sent to xend >> from checkpoint thread. >> But in the shutdown function with parameter "suspend" think this request >> should shutdown this hvm guest, but obviously, this is not the >> expectation >> of save or snapshot. > >>>I don't really understand this patch comment, and the solution just looks >>>like a poor hack which noone in future will be able to fathom. > > Keir, > Sorry for not descripting this issue clearly. When I do save at the > beginning of HVM guest booting(first stage - loading kernel), I found > guest os destoryed after saving completely. So I see the code and get this > flow: > xc_save()( here, call this function, when loading the kernel at the time > of guest booting. Event channel haven't been initialized,so that go to > compat_suspend() path in suspend()(save.c) -->> then, notify the thread > named saveInputHandler in xend with a string "suspend". so that > dominfo.shutdown is invoked. > So, VM shutdown after do saving operator. > > -James (Song Wei) >> >> Signed-off-by:James (Song Wei) <jsong@xxxxxxxxxx> >> diff -r baccadfd9418 tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py >> --- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py Fri May 14 08:05:05 2010 >> +0100 >> +++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py Mon May 17 13:56:15 2010 >> +0800 >> @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ >> self.storeDom("control/shutdown", reason) >> >> # HVM domain shuts itself down only if it has PV drivers >> - if self.info.is_hvm(): >> + if self.info.is_hvm() and reason != 'suspend': >> hvm_pvdrv = xc.hvm_get_param(self.domid, >> HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ) >> hvm_s_state = xc.hvm_get_param(self.domid, >> HVM_PARAM_ACPI_S_STATE) >> if not hvm_pvdrv or hvm_s_state != 0: > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/-PATCH--fix-save-or-snapshot-at-kernel-loading-time-with-HVM-vm-tp28579732p28604661.html Sent from the Xen - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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